Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malakoff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
malakoff
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Borrowed from French Malakoff, from Russian Малаков (Malakov).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Malakoff, Малаков

Questions

What does malakoff mean?
A commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France, France.
Where does malakoff come from?
It is traced to French.

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